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Finance Graduate - Matalan
Job Description

Position: Assistant Expenditure Accountant

Reports to: Finance Manager

Dept/ Function: Finance

Based at: Head Office

Grade: MT4

Principle Accountabilities

• To ensure that all specific overheads and/or capital costs are accounted for on a timely basis and in line with appropriate accounting standards.

• To ensure that all expected future costs are captured in the Budget and Forecast process.

• To challenge costs throughout the business and identify cost efficiency opportunities, ensuring profits remain maximised.

• To calculate and report on expected variances to plan and feed into the Financial Expenditure Manager, for inclusion in the weekly P&L prepared by the Business Planning team.

• To liaise with budget holders, through the production of cost reviews, to ensure that they are fully informed and accountable for any costs that they are responsible for.

• To produce accurate variance analysis on a monthly basis to explain movements from Budget, Latest View and prior year.

• To assist in evolving the reporting and P&L architecture to ensure it meets the changing needs of the business.

• Identification of opportunities for process and control improvements across the department and other business areas.

• Production of appropriate balance sheet reconciliations for review by the Financial Expenditure Manager.

• To build solid working relationships with key stakeholders across relevant business areas.

• To assist the Financial Expenditure Manager in any ad hoc analysis relating to the Financial Expenditure team.

• Integrate on going CIMA studies into the role to gain the experience needed to complete the CIMA study log.

• To adhere to the finance study policy, ensuring all CIMA forms are completed and handed to the Financial Expenditure Manager in a timely manner.

• To focus on personal development in order to contribute to a skilled and knowledgeable team.

• To attend Finance Academy presentations by the wider finance teams to understand their roles and how the teams interrelate.

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Primary Objective

To accurately account for costs and assets associated with specific areas of the business within the Financial Expenditure team.

To ensure that all relevant overhead revenues and expenses are captured for inclusion in theannual Budget, Reforecast and in ongoing rolling forecasts.

Skills/ Qualifications/ Experience

• Graduate (2.1 or above finance related degree) / Part Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification.

• Academically strong, highly numerate.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Basic financial modelling skills.

• Ability to deliver to deadlines and manage changing priorities in a fast pacedenvironment.

• Ability to perform well as part of a team.

• Effective time management to meet deadlines at work whilst studying

Competencies Required

• To develop and contribute within a high performing team.

• Ability to influence others.

• Confident and willing to challenge opinions.

• A positive and proactive attitude to work.

• Ability to work calmly under pressure.

• Self motivated.

To Apply

Email financegraduates@matalan.co.uk

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